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The central theme in "The Masque of the Red Death" is the inevitable, or perhaps more accurately, the inescapable nature, of death. Prospero and his companions attempt to shut themselves off from the rest of the world in an attempt to avoid the horrible plague (the "red death") that is ravaging the countryside.
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They gave us the written word where before stories were word of mouth. Even though they wrote in Latin many of the root words are used today in the English language. The gave us measurements like mile, foot and inche. Also Roman numerals are still used, especially in regards to time-pieces. They gave us Christianity. They also introduced some spices and small animals like poultry.